{{Note|1= This page strives to list all games known to run under GNU/Linux. Some of them are freely accessible via [[Official Repositories]] and [[AUR]]. For more about running games, related system configuration tips, see [[Gaming]]. For possibly more up to date selection of games available in the AUR, try checking the [https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?O=0&K=&do_Search=Go&detail=1&C=6&SeB=nd&SB=n&SO=a&PP=25 AUR 'games' category].}}

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== Games ==

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* {{App|[[Wikipedia:Aquaria (video game)|Aquaria]]|2D sidescrolling action-adventure game, heavily focused on exploration and puzzle-solving, with non-linear gameplay. The game engine is open source.|http://www.bit-blot.com/aquaria|{{AUR|aquaria-git}} (AUR)}}

* {{App|Bomberclone|Free Bomberman-like game for Linux and Windows. The rules of the game are simple: run though a level and bomb other players.|http://bomberclone.sourceforge.net/homepage/|{{Pkg|bomberclone}}}}

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* {{App|[[Wikipedia:Cave Story|Cave Story/Doukutsu]]|Addictive 1-man-made metroid-vania-esque platformer. If there happens to be a noticible lag when there are lots of enemies on screen or in larger levels, try running the Windows version through Wine. This should fix the problem.|http://cavestory.org|{{AUR|doukutsu}}}}

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* {{App|Ceferino|Action game similar to Super Pang.|http://www.losersjuegos.com.ar/juegos/ceferino|{{AUR|ceferino}}}}

* {{App|[[Wikipedia:Frogatto|Frogatto]]|Much enjoyable platformer, in which you help a small green fellow named Frogatto walk and jump between solid footholds without getting hurt; have a look at [http://www.slidetoplay.com/story/frogatto-review this review].|http://frogatto.com|{{Pkg|frogatto}}}}

* {{App|[[Wikipedia:Hedgewars|Hedgewars]]|Yet another Worms clone, considered to be better than its predecessor by many. Take turns to blast your opponents into oblivion with comedic results! Best in Multiplayer.|http://hedgewars.org/|{{Pkg|hedgewars}}}}

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* {{App|1=Irukandji|2=Cross-platform 'pay as much as you want' (minimum $1 USD) scheme. A fun score attack shooter, set in an abstract underwater trench. Features unlockables, online score system, and challenges.|3=[http://www.charliesgames.com/wordpress/?page_id=11/ www.charliesgames.com]|4={{AUR|irukandji}}}}

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* {{App|1=lbreakout2|2=Breakout-style arcade game in the manner of Arkanoid|3=http://lgames.sourceforge.net/index.php?project=LBreakout2|4={{Pkg|lbreakout2}}}}

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* {{App|1=LTris|2=Arcade version of Tetris|3=http://lgames.sourceforge.net/index.php?project=LTris|4={{Pkg|ltris}}}}

* {{App|PowerManga|Arcade 2D shoot-em-up game with 41 levels and more than 200 sprites.|http://linux.tlk.fr/games/Powermanga/|{{AUR|powermanga}}}}

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* {{App|Streets of Rage Remake|A remake of the classic Streets of Rage 1, 2 and 3 by Sega.|http://sorr.forumotion.net/|{{AUR|streetsofrageremake}}}}

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* {{App|[[Wikipedia:Syobon action|Open Syobon Action]]|Cross platform, open source version of the unforgiving Japanese parody of Super Mario Bros|https://github.com/Alexander--/open-syobon|{{AUR|open-syobon}}}}

* {{App|Ultrastar-ng|Clone of SingStar, a music video game.|http://performous.org/|{{AUR|ultrastardx-svn}}}}

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* {{App|Viruskiller|Your computer has been invaded! Using your trusty mouse you must shoot the buggers before they can destroy your files!|http://www.parallelrealities.co.uk/projects/virusKiller.php{{linkrot|2013|05|19}}|{{AUR|viruskiller}}}}

* {{App|[[Wikipedia:GNU Chess|GNU Chess]]|One of the oldest computer chess programs for Unix-based computers, lets most modern computers play a full game of chess|https://gnu.org/s/chess|{{Pkg|gnuchess}}}}

* {{App|[[Minecraft]]|Java based sandbox game. Very addictive game, big community, lots of updates, do not miss this one.

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|http://minecraft.net|{{AUR|minecraft}}}}

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* {{App|Planeshift|Role Playing Game immersed into a 3D virtual fantasy world which is FULLY FREE to play. Fully free means you will have no surprises of premium content which will limit your gameplay or unbalance the game. There are no limitations in skills, ranks, abilities, items you can gain with your free account|http://www.planeshift.it|{{AUR|planeshift}}}}

* {{App|Second Life|Online, 3D virtual world imagined and created by its residents|http://secondlife.com/|{{AUR|secondlife-bin}}}}

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* {{App|Spiral Knights|Free to play Java game developed by Three Rings Design and published by Sega.|[http://www.spiralknights.com/play.xhtml Play in browser]|http://www.spiralknights.com/|{{AUR|spiral-knights}}}}

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* {{App|Stendhal|Fully fledged multiplayer online adventure game developed using the Arianne game development system|http://stendhalgame.org|{{AUR|stendhal}}}}

* {{App|Vendetta Online|3D space combat MMORPG for Windows, Mac, Linux and Android. This MMO permits thousands of players to interact as the pilots of spaceships in a vast universe|http://www.vendetta-online.com|{{AUR?|Vendetta Online}}}}

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* {{App|Wurm Online|3D MMO produced by Code Club AB in Sweden that allows players to choose between a PvP game and a non-PvP game based on different servers.| [http://www.wurmonline.com/client/wurmclient.jnlp Play via Web Start]|http://www.wurmonline.com|{{AUR?|Wurm Online}}}}

* {{App|Gnono|GNOME version of the classic card game UNO.|http://sourceforge.net/projects/gnono/|{{AUR?|gnono}}}}

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* {{App|Hitori|Small application written to allow one to play the eponymous puzzle game, which is similar in theme to more popular puzzles such as Sudoku.|https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Hitori|{{Pkg|hitori}}}}

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* {{App|Ksudoku|Sudoku game and more for KDE. Part of {{Grp|kdegames}}.|http://ksudoku.sourceforge.net/|{{Pkg|kdegames-ksudoku}}}}

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* {{App|Netris|Unfinished developmental version of Netris, a free networked version of Tetris.|https://sourceforge.net/projects/netris/|{{AUR|netris}}}}

* {{App|[[Wikipedia:VVVVVV|VVVVVV]]|Highly praised 2D puzzle platform indie game with a C64 retro theme, with a great chiptune soundtrack. You can buy the full version for £1.67, or play the [http://www.kongregate.com/games/TerryCavanagh/vvvvvv-demo/ demo] in a browser.

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:{{Tip|You may want to backup your save file, which is found at {{Ic|~/.macromedia/Flash_Player/#SharedObjects/''string''/localhost...}}.}}

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|http://thelettervsixtim.es/|{{AUR|vvvvvv}}}}

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* {{App|Xscorch|Clone of the classic DOS game Scorched Earth.|http://www.xscorch.org/|{{AUR|xscorch}}}}

* {{App|[[Wikipedia:Angband (video game)|Angband]]|Roguelike dungeon exploration game based on the writings of JRR Tolkien.|http://rephial.org/|{{Pkg|angband}}}}

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* {{App|ASCIIpOrtal|Sidescrolling game with ANSI text graphics in which you are a person holding a device which creates portals, or links to other parts of the level.|http://cymonsgames.com/asciiportal|{{AUR|asciiportal}}}}

* {{App|[[Wikipedia:DoomRL|DoomRL]]|Simple roguelike game, based on Doom. Perfect for starters.|http://doom.chaosforge.org/|{{AUR|doomrl}}}}

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* {{App|[[Wikipedia:Dwarf_Fortress|Dwarf Fortress]]|Single-player fantasy game. You control a dwarven outpost or an adventurer in a randomly generated persistent world.|http://www.bay12games.com/dwarves/|{{Pkg|dwarffortress}}}}

* {{App|1=Troubles of Middle Earth (now Tales of Maj'Eyal)|2=A dungeon crawler similar to Angband, based on the works of Tolkien.|3=http://tome.te4.org/ ([http://web.archive.bibalex.org/web/20071212125015rn_1/t-o-m-e.net/main.php?tome_current=0 archived old site]){{linkrot|2013|05|20}}|4={{AUR|tome}} {{AUR|tome3}} {{AUR|tome4}}}}

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=== Role-Playing Game (RPG) ===

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* {{App|Arx Libertatis|This project is a fully working, open source port of Arx Fatalis, a 2002 first-person role-playing game developed by Arkane Studios. It features some improvements over the original engine like bug fixes and wide screen support.|http://arx-libertatis.org/|{{AUR|arx-libertatis}}}}

* {{App|fheores2|Attempt to reimplement the [[Wikipedia:Heroes of Might and Magic II|Heroes of Might and Magic II]] engine using SDL.|http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/fheroes2/index.php|{{AUR|fheroes2-svn}}}}

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* {{App|Flare|Action game similar to Diablo.|http://www.flarerpg.org/|{{AUR|flare-rpg}}}}

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* {{App|FreedroidRPG|Mature science fiction role playing game set in the future|http://freedroid.org/|{{Pkg|freedroidrpg}}}}

* {{App|OpenMW|Attempt to reimplement the popular role-playing game [[Wikipedia:Morrowind|Morrowind]]. OpenMW aims to be a fully playable, open source implementation of the game's engine.|http://openmw.org|{{AUR|openmw}}}}

:{{Tip| If running on a low resolution (netbook etc) either play it on external monitor, but you can't see the skill/action bar. You can move the Window pressing {{ic|Alt+left_mouse}}. You can see the action bar, but then you can't see the health bar anymore. Email Michael from linuxgamepublishing.com and ask for a fix - would be really great if we could fully enjoy this game on Linux netbooks}}

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|http://forum.sacred2.com|{{AUR?|Sacred}}}}

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* {{App|VCMI|Attempt to reimplement [[Wikipedia:Heroes of Might and Magic III|Heroes of Might and Magic III]].|http://forum.vcmi.eu/portal.php|{{AUR|vcmi-svn}}}}

* Doom: the famous shooter from ID Software has several ports for Linux. None of the id-engine games have copyleft game resources, only the game engine code was open sourced. See [http://doom.wikia.com/wiki/Source_port] for details.

* {{App|Nexuiz|Free, open-source first person shooter. Development ceased, most of the developers moved to project [http://xonotic.org/ Xonotic].|http://alientrap.org/nexuiz|{{AUR|nexuiz}}}}

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* {{App|nQuake|Fast paced multiplayer FPS focusing on movement and trick jumps. This is the popular Quake / QuakeWorld package, including ezQuake client, 24bit textures, maps, bots and more. Automatic post-installation set up. Can play on-line for free.|http://nquake.sourceforge.net/|{{AUR?|nquake}}}}

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* {{App|Open Arena|Fast multiplayer shooter based on the quake3-engine.|http://openarena.ws|{{Pkg|openarena}}}}

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* {{App|[[Wikipedia:Prey_(video_game)|Prey]]|First Person Shooter released in 2006 (with a GNU/Linux port in 2008), published by 3D Realms.|http://www.3drealms.com/prey/index.html|{{AUR|prey}}}}

* {{App|1=[[Wikipedia:Serious Sam|Serious Sam: The First Encounter]]|2=Fast-paced and frenetic FPS where the player must face huge waves of enemies.|3=[http://liflg.org/?catid=6&gameid=71 Linux Installers for Linux Gamers]|4={{AUR?|serioussam}}}}

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* {{App|1=[[Wikipedia:Serious Sam|Serious Sam: The Second Encounter]]|2=Fast-paced and frenetic FPS where the player must face huge waves of enemies.|3=[http://liflg.org/?catid=6&gameid=71 Linux Installers for Linux Gamers]|4={{AUR?|serioussam}}}}

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* {{App|1=[[Wikipedia:Serious Sam II|Serious Sam II]]|2=Fast-paced and frenetic FPS where the player must face huge waves of enemies.|3=[http://liflg.org/?catid=6&gameid=83 Linux Installers for Linux Gamers]|4={{AUR?|serioussam2}}}}

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* {{App|[[Wikipedia:Serious Sam 3: BFE|Serious Sam 3: BFE]]|Fast-paced and frenetic FPS where the player must face huge waves of enemies.|http://www.serioussam.com|Steam}}

* {{App|Dota 2|The sequel to the famous ''Defense of the Ancient'' map for WarCraft III, which itself was based on the popular ''Aeon of Strife'' StarCraft map.|http://store.steampowered.com/app/570/|Steam}}

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* {{App|[[Wikipedia:Endgame: Singularity|Endgame Singularity]]|Turn based single player strategy/simulation about a AI hiding, growing and evolving.|http://www.emhsoft.com/singularity/|{{Pkg|singularity}}}}

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* {{App|[[Wikipedia:Freeciv|Freeciv]]|Multiuser clone of the famous Microprose game of Civilization.|http://freeciv.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page|{{Pkg|freeciv}}}}

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* {{App|[[Wikipedia:FreeCol|FreeCol]]|Turn-based strategy game based on Colonization.|http://www.freecol.org/|{{Pkg|freecol}}}}

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* {{App|[[Wikipedia:FTL:_Faster_Than_Light|FTL: Faster Than Light]]|Popular rogue-like space-sim released to positive reception in 2012.|http://www.ftlgame.com/|{{AUR|ftl}}}}

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* {{App|[[Wikipedia:Glest|Glest]]|Free 3D real-time strategy game, where you control the armies of two different factions: Tech, which is mainly composed of warriors and mechanical devices, and Magic, that prefers mages and summoned creatures in the battlefield.|http://glest.org|{{AUR|glest}}}}

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* {{App|Globulation 2|Multiplayer RTS with some "economic" elements minimizing the amount of micromanagement.|http://globulation2.org/wiki/Main_Page|{{Pkg|glob2}}}}

* {{App|[[Wikipedia:MegaGlest|MegaGlest]]|Fork of Glest, a 3D real-time strategy game in a fantastic world.|http://sourceforge.net/projects/megaglest/|{{Pkg|megaglest}}}}

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* {{App|[[Wikipedia:Netpanzer|Netpanzer]]|Realtime Strategy game like Command and Conquer but without building bases.|http://www.netpanzer.org/|{{AUR|netpanzer}}}}

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* {{App|Spring|RTS game engine inspired by the game ''Total Annihilation''.|http://springrts.com/wiki/Games|{{Pkg|spring}}}}

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:* {{App|Kernel Panic|A game based around combat inside a computer, with 3 unique sides: the System, the Hacker and the Network waging war in a matrix of DOOM! No resource economy exists in KP, with the only constraints being time and space.|http://springrts.com/wiki/Kernel_Panic|{{Pkg|spring-kp}}}}

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:* {{App|Spring: 1944|Spring:1944 is a WWII themed game with four fully functional sides (US, Germany, USSR, Britain), period-accurate units and strengths. Realism comes second only to creating a game that is fun and accessible to play.|http://spring1944.org/|{{Pkg|spring-1944}}}}

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* {{App|[[Wikipedia:The Battle for Wesnoth|The Battle for Wesnoth]]|Free, turn-based tactical strategy game with a high fantasy theme, featuring both single-player, and online/hotseat multiplayer combat.|http://www.wesnoth.org/|{{Pkg|wesnoth}}}}

* {{App|[[Wikipedia:Unknown Horizons|Unknown Horizons]]|2.5D isometric realtime strategy simulation with an emphasis on economy and city building. Expand your small settlement to a strong and wealthy colony, collect taxes and supply your inhabitants with valuable goods. Increase your power with a well balanced economy and with strategic trade and diplomacy.|http://www.unknown-horizons.org/|{{AUR|unknown-horizons-git}}}}

* {{App|[[Wikipedia:Warzone 2100|Warzone 2100 - 2.*]]|You command the forces of The Project in a battle to rebuild the world after mankind has almost been destroyed by nuclear missiles. The game offers campaign, multi-player, and single-player skirmish modes. An extensive tech tree with over 400 different technologies, combined with the unit design system, allows for a wide variety of possible units and tactics.|http://wz2100.net/|{{Pkg|warzone2100}}}}

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=== Tycoon/Management Games ===

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* {{App|Lincity-ng|City simulation game in which you are required to build and maintain a city. You can win the game either by building a sustainable economy or by evacuating all citizens with spaceships.|http://lincity-ng.berlios.de/|{{Pkg|lincity-ng}}}}

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* {{App|[[Wikipedia:Simutrans|Simutrans]]|Another Transport simulation that works on linux with sdl.|http://www.simutrans.com/|{{Pkg|simutrans}}}}

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* {{App|[[OpenTTD]]|Open source clone of the Microprose game "Transport Tycoon Deluxe", a popular game originally written by Chris Sawyer. It attempts to mimic the original game as closely as possible while extending it with new features.|http://www.openttd.org/|{{Pkg|openttd}}}}

* {{App|[[Wikipedia:Digital: A Love Story|Digital: A Love Story]]|Computer mystery/romance set five minutes into the future of 1988.|http://www.scoutshonour.com/digital/|{{AUR|digital}}}}

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* {{App|[[Wikipedia:Don't take it personally, babe, it just ain't your story|Don't take it personally]]|Almost kinetic visual novel that tells a story of a new high school literature teacher, set in a prestigious private high school, and on the social networks of 2027.|http://scoutshonour.com/donttakeitpersonallybabeitjustaintyourstory/|{{AUR|donttakeitpersonally}}}}

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* {{App|Juniper's Knot|Short game about boy and fiend.|http://junipersknot.dischan.org/|{{AUR|junipersknot}}}}

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* {{App|[[Wikipedia:Katawa Shoujo|Katawa Shoujo]]|Bishoujo-style visual novel game that tells a story of a young man and five other girls suffering with varying disabilities.|http://katawa-shoujo.com/|{{AUR|katawa-shoujo}}}}

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* {{App|[[Wikipedia:Narcissu|Narcissu]]|Visual novel, telling the story of a terminally ill young man and woman.|http://narcissu.insani.org/|{{AUR|narcissu2-en}}}}

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* {{App|[[Wikipedia:RE: Alistair|RE: Alistair++]]|English otome game (subtype of visual novel) that tells a story of a young girl fond of MMORPGs, her online and everyday life.|http://sakevisual.com/realistair/|{{AUR|realistair}}}}

Revision as of 09:34, 29 September 2013

Note: This page strives to list all games known to run under GNU/Linux. Some of them are freely accessible via Official Repositories and AUR. For more about running games, related system configuration tips, see Gaming. For possibly more up to date selection of games available in the AUR, try checking the AUR 'games' category.

Cave Story/Doukutsu — Addictive 1-man-made metroid-vania-esque platformer. If there happens to be a noticible lag when there are lots of enemies on screen or in larger levels, try running the Windows version through Wine. This should fix the problem.

Irukandji — Cross-platform 'pay as much as you want' (minimum $1 USD) scheme. A fun score attack shooter, set in an abstract underwater trench. Features unlockables, online score system, and challenges.

Planeshift — Role Playing Game immersed into a 3D virtual fantasy world which is FULLY FREE to play. Fully free means you will have no surprises of premium content which will limit your gameplay or unbalance the game. There are no limitations in skills, ranks, abilities, items you can gain with your free account

Role-Playing Game (RPG)

Arx Libertatis — This project is a fully working, open source port of Arx Fatalis, a 2002 first-person role-playing game developed by Arkane Studios. It features some improvements over the original engine like bug fixes and wide screen support.

Tip: If running on a low resolution (netbook etc) either play it on external monitor, but you can't see the skill/action bar. You can move the Window pressing Alt+left_mouse. You can see the action bar, but then you can't see the health bar anymore. Email Michael from linuxgamepublishing.com and ask for a fix - would be really great if we could fully enjoy this game on Linux netbooks

Glest — Free 3D real-time strategy game, where you control the armies of two different factions: Tech, which is mainly composed of warriors and mechanical devices, and Magic, that prefers mages and summoned creatures in the battlefield.

Kernel Panic — A game based around combat inside a computer, with 3 unique sides: the System, the Hacker and the Network waging war in a matrix of DOOM! No resource economy exists in KP, with the only constraints being time and space.

Spring: 1944 — Spring:1944 is a WWII themed game with four fully functional sides (US, Germany, USSR, Britain), period-accurate units and strengths. Realism comes second only to creating a game that is fun and accessible to play.

Unknown Horizons — 2.5D isometric realtime strategy simulation with an emphasis on economy and city building. Expand your small settlement to a strong and wealthy colony, collect taxes and supply your inhabitants with valuable goods. Increase your power with a well balanced economy and with strategic trade and diplomacy.

Warzone 2100 - 2.* — You command the forces of The Project in a battle to rebuild the world after mankind has almost been destroyed by nuclear missiles. The game offers campaign, multi-player, and single-player skirmish modes. An extensive tech tree with over 400 different technologies, combined with the unit design system, allows for a wide variety of possible units and tactics.

OpenTTD — Open source clone of the Microprose game "Transport Tycoon Deluxe", a popular game originally written by Chris Sawyer. It attempts to mimic the original game as closely as possible while extending it with new features.